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Monday, January 7, 2013

GMA: Sarah Lahbati clearly violated her contract with GMA Network

Sarah Lahbati’s Artist Management Contract with GMA Network is effective until February 21, 2015. There is no provision for leave of absence in said contract. Any leave is subject to prior agreement between the Network and Sarah. Therefore, Sarah’s unilateral decision to go on leave, despite its earlier disapproval by the Network, is a violation of her contract with the Network. Further, her declared trip to Switzerland for an indefinite period, without the prior consent and approval of the Network, will be an additional violation of her contract.

Sarah, who is exclusively managed by the Network, earlier signed a co-management contract with Royal Era Entertainment & Artist Management, the talent management company of Annabelle Rama, the mother of Sarah’s current boyfriend, Richard Gutierrez. Such act violated the terms of her contract with the Network. The Network would have had no choice but to sue Sarah and Royal Era Entertainment for the said breach if they refused to rescind said co-management contract.

Coincidentally, it was after the Network required her to cancel her co-management contract with Annabelle’s Royal Era Entertainment that Sarah unilaterally declared her going on a one-month leave of absence. This was rejected by the Network due to the vague and unsubstantiated reasons she gave which were to de-stress and unwind.

Despite the rejection of her leave, she ceased to honor her commitments with the Network including her being part of the Network’s Sunday variety show Party Pilipinas. Under the provisions of her contract with the Network, specifically Paragraphs 1.3 and 1.4, it is clearly stated that the “artist shall perform the role and appear in the television programs, projects and events assigned to her, and conscientiously fulfill faithfully and promptly any and all engagements/booking contracted to her by GMA”.

The reported incident of her walk-out during a taping of the Network’s new show, Indio, on the other hand, is still being investigated. The Network welcomes her denial since it will expedite the investigation and the actions that will be taken by the Network. The said incident caused the production team to pack-up and incur substantial, additional and unnecessary costs.

In her tweets, Sarah stated that she left the taping of Indio to appear in her scheduled guesting on November 10 inEat Bulaga, the top-rating noontime show of GMA. However, Sarah did not take part in the November 10 episode ofEat Bulaga. It was on November 24 – two weeks after the walk-out incident – when she finally appeared on the show.

Sarah also mentioned in her tweets her supposed referral by some of the Network executives to ICONS Management. The Network has not authorized any such referral. The concrete actions already made by the Network on this matter prove that the Network promptly attends to and acts on complaints or information brought to its attention.

The Network considers this incident with Sarah very unfortunate especially because the Network has greatly invested in Sarah, who is one of the priority stars of the Network.

Sarah is a home-grown exclusive talent of GMA Network. She was discovered through the Network’s reality search,Startstruck, and since then has been given numerous projects including Time Of My Life, Kokak, Makapiling Kang Muli, etc. She is also part of GMA’s upcoming primetime show, Indio, and stars in GMA Films’ Basement. The Network’s Talent Development and Management Department has likewise arranged major endorsements for Sarah.

Exaaaactly my sentiments, so cheap. It doesn't sound and look like a legal statement at all. What happened there? And why do they have to telegraph each other's statements to each other thru a blog like FP's? What kind of corporate ethics/policy is that?

They need to state these facts for the benefit of those reading who are not familiar with those involved, such as what is Sarah's relation to Ms Annabelle Rama via Richard Gutierrez. Same with Eat Bulaga, describing what exactly it is and what is its relevance to the person's statements. This is a public document, that is why these are required. It actually makes it more official because it contains all pertinent information.

She is called a "priority star" because she has won the Ultimate Startruck title. Tama lang sa sabihing priority sya pero hnd nya pnahalagahan yun. It doesn't mean na "nganga" ang iba lahat nabibigyan ng break it just that you also have to prove yourself. PAK!

Actually, I liked Sarah coz' I find her pretty. But because of what happened, I am not sure if I still do. If you;re going to analyze the situation, it seems that GMA is telling the truth. Contradicting ang mga statement ni Sarah..lalo na sa PEP interview nya nunge Dec 3 where she said she is very happy and blessed with what's happening in her life. Please click the following:http://www.pep.ph/news/36653/sarah-lahbati-defends-seloso-image-of-boyfriend-richard-gutierrez-ldquoano-lang-siya-mapagmahal-talagang-mapagmahalrdquoI really think she is pregnant that's why she wanted to leave the country soon...imagine she has a movie to promote with her bf? di ba nag bakasyon sila sa europe nung oct 2012? curious lang.